Torture, Truth and Justice: The Case of Timor-Leste
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Author Description
Building On Observations, Documentary Analysis And Over Seventy Interviews With Both Torture Victims And Transitional Justice Workers This Book Explores How Torture Was Used, Suffered And Resisted In Timor-leste. The Author Investigates The Extent To Which Transitional Justice Institutions Have Provided Justice For Torture Victims. She Illustrates How Truth Commissions And International Courts Operate Together And Reflecting On Their Successes And Weaknesses With Reference To Wider Social, Political And Economic Conditions. Stanley Also Details Victims' Experiences Of Torture And Highlights How They Experience Life In The Newly Built State Of Timor-leste. Tracking The Past, Present And Future Of Human Rights, Truth And Justice For Victims In Timor-leste, Torture, Truth And Justice Will Be Of Interest To Students, Professionals And Scholars Of Asian Studies, International Studies, Human Rights And Social Policy.
Menrva's Summary
THE THESIS
This book investigates the efficacy of transitional justice institutions in addressing the systemic use of torture in Timor-Leste. Elizabeth A. Stanley, an expert in human rights and social policy, utilizes a combination of documentary analysis and over seventy interviews with both survivors and justice workers to evaluate the state's post-conflict recovery. The work argues that while truth commissions and international courts provide a framework for accountability, their success is heavily mediated by existing social, political, and economic disparities.
THE SCOPE MAP
What You Will Find
- Analysis of the historical use of state-sanctioned torture in Timor-Leste.
- Evaluation of the institutional interplay between truth commissions and international courts.
- Qualitative data derived from extensive interviews with torture victims and transitional justice practitioners.
- Examination of how structural inequalities, including class, race, and gender, influence the pursuit of justice.
THE AUTHORITY PERSPECTIVE
Scholars and human rights professionals frequently cite this work as a critical examination of the limitations inherent in post-conflict institutional frameworks. The text is recognized for its rigorous methodology and its focus on the intersection of individual victim experience and broader state-building processes.
Page Count:
216
Publication Date:
2008-01-01
Publisher:
Routledge
ISBN-10:
0203416597
ISBN-13:
9780203416594
History
Torture
Human rights
Asian Studies
Sociology
Social Conditions
Transitional Justice
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